Matthew 20:7

Matthew 20:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. “He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’

Context of Matthew 20:7

5So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing. 6About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked. ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’ 8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’ 9The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.

Matthew 20:7 word by word

λέγουσιν αὐτῷ ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἡμᾶς ἐμισθώσατο. λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὑπάγετε καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶναRead the interlinear

• Becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• no oneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• has hiredμισθόωmisthoō · to hireG3409
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• they answeredλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• they answeredαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Youσύsu · youG4771
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• goὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290

Cross-references for Matthew 20:7

• Acts 4:16“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
• Acts 17:30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
• Romans 10:14How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
• Romans 16:25Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
• Ephesians 2:11Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
• Ephesians 3:5which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
• Colossians 1:26the mystery that was hidden for ages and generations but is now revealed to His saints.
• Matthew 22:9Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
• Luke 14:21The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
• John 9:4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
• Ephesians 6:8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

Commentaries on Matthew 20:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7No man hath hired us - This was the reason why they were all the day idle. And whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive - Ye may expect payment in proportion to your labor, and the time ye spend in it; but this clause is wanting in some of the best MSS., versions, and fathers.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16This parable is like the parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11–32). In both, God shows grace to two groups, but one complains about unfair treatment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-16This parable, recorded only by Matthew, is closely connected with the end of the nineteenth chapter, being spoken with reference to Peter's question as to how it should fare with those who, like himself, had left all for Christ. It is designed to show that while they would be richly rewarded, a certain equity would still be observed towards later converts and workmen in His service. 1. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:7

• Contracts
• Employee
• Gospel
• Hours
• Idleness
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Labor
• Penny
• Reward
• Servant
• Vineyard
• Wages
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Hireling
• Idle
• Prepare
• Ransom
• Wages
• Wrong

Commentaries on Matthew 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings